Rhodem E. Skaggs, 91
Rhodem E. Skaggs, age 91, formerly of Campbellsville, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington.
Rhodem was born September 10, 1922 in Green County to the late Lucian and Mildred Edrington Skaggs. He was a retired carpenter, farmer and employee of Campbellsville Industries and a member of Mt. Roberts Baptist Church. He served in the US Army during World War II and was a Purple Heart recipient.
Besides his wife, Agatha Allen Skaggs, he was preceded in death by a brother, Odell Skaggs and a sister, Aileen Skaggs.
He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Philpott and Linda Collins and her husband Greg of Campbellsville and Wilma Jones, of Anderson, SC and his grandsons, Patrick Philpott and his wife, Yui of Denver, Co and Travis Collins and his wife, Allyson of Indianapolis, IN.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 21st at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home in Campbellsville with burial to follow at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard. The family request visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Senior Living Ministries, Inc. c/o Bluegrass Way and can be made at the funeral home.
